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Mannochmore

The Mannochmore distillery lies just south of Elgin in Morayshire, at the heart of Speyside. The distillery shares not only a site, but also the watersource - the Bardon Burn - with the Glenlossie distillery. However, Mannochmore is considerably larger; the three pairs of stills have a combined total capacity of 3.22 million litres annually. The site asserts a decidedly industrial aesthetic; there are onsite warehouses which boast space for 200,000 casks. Accordingly, the current owners Diageo use the space to store maturing spirit from other distilleries in addition to that of Mannochmore.

The site also hosts a dark grains plant, processing draff and pot ale. Equally sizeable, the facility processes 1000 tonnes of dark grains for animal feed every week. The whisky distillery was built in 1971 by Scottish Malt Distillers, later to become a part of Diageo. It was managed by John Haig and Co. It was only comparatively recently - in 1992 - that single malt Scotch whisky was released from Mannochmore; for many years it had been a blending component and was a constituent of Haig blends.

A more recent release, Loch Dhu, has attained popularity in Denmark, with the moniker ‘The Black Whisky’. Its colour is achieved by double charring the bourbon casks prior to maturation. The Black Whisky was latterly replaced by the similarly sinister-looking Cu Dhub, named for the Gaelic for Black Dog.

A Gordon & MacPhail bottling of Mannochmore distilled in 1994 - a phrase we like to say not only because it rhymes, but also because it means tasty Mannochmore whisky! This Connoisseurs Choice… More info

By golly this stuff is rare. Liquid gold they call it, probably. This is a very collectable whisky from the Mannochmore distillery, made using double charred oak casks, thus its dark colour (either… More info

Look at how dark this whisky is! That's why it was named "The Black Whisky". Loch Dhu is actually Gaelic for "Black Lake", this was distilled at Mannochmore and has gained a cult status, quite a… More info

A big bodied Mannochmore - heavy on the sherry. This was distilled in 1990 and released as part of Diageo's range of special releases. Each bottle is at cask strength and individually numbered. More info

Rare stuff indeed. This was distilled at Mannochmore from 1996 to '97. This 10 year old is known as "The Black Whisky", so named for its very dark appearance. The producers attribute the colour to… More info

A rare official bottling of Mannochmore here, bottled at natural cask strength as part of the 2016 Diageo Special Releases. Interestingly, it's matured in fresh American oak and European oak casks as… More info

An independent bottling of some incredibly well-aged Mannochmore single malt right here, folks. This was distilled in 1977 (Mannochmore only opened in 1971!) and was bottled 37 years later in 2015 by… More info

A 14 year old single cask Mannochmore, distilled in 1999 before bottling in spring 2013 by Douglas Laing as part of their Provenance range. Interestingly, there is a dark grains plant next to… More info

This is a thirteen year old Mannochmore from Douglas Laing's Old Malt Cask range.
The Old Malt Cask range began as a release of fifty bottlings in 1998 to commemorate Douglas Laing's fiftieth… More info

A 28 year old Mannochmore, bottled by the Bladnoch forum. Oily and aromatic, this was distilled on the 12th August 1982, matured in hogshead number 2852 and bottled at cask strength on the 13th… More info

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About Mannochmore Whisky Distillery

Distillery Number

01343 862000

Distillery Founded

1971

Distillery Capacity

3 220 000 litres

Distillery Status

Active

Distillery Owner

Diageo

Distillery Address

Elgin, Moray

Distillery Website

www.malts.com

1971

Scottish Malt Distillers (SMD) founds the distillery on the site of their sister distillery Glenlossie. It is managed by John Haig & Co. Ltd.

1985

The distillery is mothballed.

1989

In production again.

1992

A Flora & Fauna series 12 years old becomes the first official bottling.

1997

United Distillers launches Loch Dhu – The Black Whisky which is a 10 year old Mannochmore. A 22 year old Rare Malt from 1974 and a sherry-matured Manager´s Dram 18 years are also launched.

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